Cook Islands vs Haiti
Haiti is 116 times larger than Cook Islands. Cook Islands would fit into Haiti about 116 times.
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Cook Islands is 0.01× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 116× the size of Cook Islands.
| Cook Islands | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 240 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 14,222 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 59 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Avarua | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cook Islands sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cook Islands bigger than Haiti?
- No. Cook Islands is 116 times smaller than Haiti. Cook Islands covers 240 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Cook Islands fit into Haiti?
- About 116 times: Haiti has 116× the area of Cook Islands.
- Why do Cook Islands and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cook Islands is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cook Islands or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 14,222. Density: Cook Islands 59 per km², Haiti 429 per km².